Website: www.globalstarusa.com/
Globalstar provides satellite phones that have pretty competitive rates, and pretty good coverage. The downside is that their phones don't seem to work in Africa and parts of the Middle East.Telephone: 1-877-SAT-PHONE

Website: http://www.global-airtime.com
C Y Technologies Inc., has a website that sells a service called Send Global. It allows anyone to make calls from the U.S. to anywhere in the world from the convienence of their own cell phone. You can try the service for free before you purchase it.Telephone: 1-888-683-0653

Website: www.iridium.com
Iridium is the longest standing provider of satellite solutions. They offer sat phones that work anywhere in the world. They also offer data hook-ups so that you can get internet access. For a list of their authorized dealers, visit: http://www.iridium.com/sale/iri_sale-service-partners.aspTelephone: US: 1-866-947-4348 Int: +1-480-752-5155

Website: http://www.missionphone.com
This company offers a variety of services that will be of a great service to help a missionary stay in contact with family and supporters. Everything from Voip telephone, fax by email, webhosting, email services and many others.Telephone: 770.456.5182

Website: www.panasonic.com/toughbook
These laptop computers aren't cheap, but they are incredibly durable. I have used one on the field and it definitely has held its ground. If you will be working in rugged areas, you should certainly look into these.Telephone: 1-800-527-8675

Website: www.blueskysat.com
Supply all makes of satellite phones and Data terminals. Based in South Africa with service centeres in many parts of Africa. Low airtime rates for missionaries. Dedicated to spreading the gosple in this manner.Telephone: +27114320075

Website: http://satelliteoutfitters.com/rentals.htm
Outfitter Satellite Rentals has Iridium sat phones starting at $39 per week. They charge $40 for shipping, and $1.75 per minute. The phone offered under this price is the Motorola 9500Telephone: 615-889-8833

Website: http://www.global-airtime.com
Send Global: Allows missionary families to keep in touch with their loved ones serving on the foreign mission field. Call from the U.S. to anywhere in the world. Great rates with clean, quality connections.
Currently being used by several missionary families. You can read their testimonials on our website. Use if from your cellular or home phone.
Check us out at www.global-airtime.com
Thank you and God Bless.
Andy Young
Co-Owner, C Y Technologies Inc.
cytechnologies@earthlink.netTelephone: 1-888-683-0653

Website: www.mars-hill.org/media/the_hope_main/esl-softw...
The HOPE ESL (English as a Second Language) software curriculum is now
available and ready to be used. Using audio and video from The HOPE film
(http://www.thehopeproject.com) an effective ESL/Gospel ministry tool has
been created.
The HOPE ESL software curriculum provides beautiful images, audio and
interactive flash driven content representing a dramatic presentation of
God's redemptive story from creation through Jesus Christ.
The main points are that the Hope ESL curriculum can be...
1. Reproduced cheaply and distributed to students of English. (i.e. like a
tract)
2. Used 1on1 to teach, evangelise/disciple English Students. (Short term
missions could do this VERY well)
3. Used to teach a whole class of students. (Indigenous churches could also
be trained to do this as an outreach after a short term trip)
4. Being brand new there are probably many applications that could be
discovered. Be creative.
For more information on The HOPE ESL software curriculum please contact
http://www.thehopewebsite.org
Temporary project home-page
http://www.mars-hill.org/media/the_hope_main/esl-software.html
Telephone: 800.580.6479

Website: www.tt.dk
Thrane & Thrane is the world’s leading manufacturer of terminals and land earth stations for global mobile satellite and radio communication. They are based in Denmark and offer an array of satellite communications gear. These portable satellites will allow you to have internet connections, fax, phone, etc... in the most remote parts of the Earth.Telephone: +45 39 55 88 00

Website: www.thuraya.com
Thuraya offers coverage in a little over 100 countries. They appear to be based in Abu Dhabi - UAE. A good choice if you will be doing a lot of traveling in the Middle East.
Telephone: International +971 2 6422411

Website: http://www.skype.com
Skype is a free service that allows its users to engage in voice communication over the internet. Once you download Skype to your computer, you can talk to other Skype users free over the internet.
It gets better though. You can also sign up for a service called SkypeOut, which allows you to call a normal phone from your computer. I am currently in Costa Rica and am using Skype to call family and business contacts in the states. Price depends on who you are calling. To call from anywhere in the world to the U.S., for instance, is about 2 cents per minute.
Skype also offers a service called SkypeIn. For about $10 for 3 months, you can get a Skype phone number that allows people from a normal phone anywhere in the world to call your SkypeIn phone number. When they call, your computer will "ring" and you can take the call over the internet.

Website: http://www.vonage.com/?refer_id=emercy
Vonage is a VOIP service that uses your broadband internet connection to give you crystal-clear calling to anywhere in the world. For $30 per month, you can call the US from anywhere with a high-speed internet connection and have unlimited usage! They send you a device that allows you to plug in your own phone, so there's no need to fool with headsets and computer microphones.Telephone: 1-866-243-4357